The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1206-1212 , November 2009

Routine surgical videothoracoscopy as the first step of the planned resection for lung cancer

Received 29 July 2008 ,Revised 6 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.055

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1206-1212 , November 2009

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